incite

动词 incite:

1. give an incentive for action
   同义词：motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt
2. provoke or stir up
   同义词：instigate, set off, stir up
3. urge on; cause to act
   同义词：prod, egg on

1. Just a few words will incite him into action.
   他只需几句话一将，就会干。
2. The captain was accused of inciting other officers to mutiny.
   该上尉被控煽动军官叛变。
3. They incited the workers to violence.
   他们煽动工人暴动。

in.cite

v.tr.（及物动词）
in.cit.ed,in.cit.ing,in.cites
To provoke and urge on:
剌激，激励：
例句：
troublemakers who incite riots; inciting workers to strike.
煽动暴乱的捣乱分子；鼓动工人罢工

来源：
Middle English encyten
中古英语 encyten
from Old French enciter
源自 古法语 enciter
from Latin incit3re [to urge forward]
源自 拉丁语 incit3re [激励向前]
in- [intensive pref.] * see in- 2
in- [加强语意的前缀] *参见 in-2
cit3re [to stimulate] [frequentative of] ciôre [to put in motion] * see kei- 2
cit3re [剌激] [] ciôre的重复动词 [使行动起来] *参见 kei- 2

【引伸】
incite.ment
n.（名词）
incit.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>incite,instigate,foment,abetThese verbs mean to stir or give support to action.
这些动词均有促使或支持某行为发生的含义。
Incite is applied primarily to arousing the will and spirit to act:
Incite 主要用以指挑起行动的欲望或精神：
例句：
Their leader tried to incite the dissidents to overthrow the government. Toinstigate is to conceive and encourage the implementation of a plan of action, usually an evil or illegal one:
他们的领袖试图煽动持不同政见者推翻政府。 Instigate 指构思或鼓励通常是罪恶或不合法的行动计划的实施：

例句：
instigating a prison riot.
煽动狱内犯人暴乱。

例句：
.Commonly, though not always, we exhort to good actions, we instigate to ill. (Samuel Johnson).
.通常，尽管并不总是，我们规劝 人们做好事， 又怂勇人们 做坏事. （萨缪尔·约翰逊）。

Foment usually refers to the systematic fostering of feelings, as of discord or rebellion,that produce violent action:
Foment 常指系统地酝酿比如不和或反叛之心，导致暴力行动：
例句：
foment discontent;
挑起不满；

例句：
foment civil insurrection. Toabet is to approve, encourage, and support actions, especially those in violation of what is right or proper:
煽动平民造反。 Abet 指赞同、鼓励并支持某些行为， 特别是错误与不正当的：

例句：
The treasurer, aided and abetted by an assistant, misappropriated company funds. See also Synonyms at provoke
掌管财务的人在助手的帮助和唆使下，挪用了公司的基金 参见同义词 provoke